Brill v. Jefferson Bank
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Jefferson Bank, from an " order and determination of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the lYth day of June, 1913, affirming a judgment of the City Court of the City of New York in plaintiffs’ favor, and an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
The plaintiffs were depositors in the defendant bank and deposited therein two promissory notes, each for $600, payable in four months, drawn by “Henry C. Squires’ Sons, G. Harry Squires,” and indorsed “Grace H. Squires, Brill Brothers.” Mrs. Squires was the wife of G. Harry Squires. The notes were not paid when due and were protested. This action *462against the hank is based upon allegations of the complaint setting forth that the defendant presented said notes at maturity, the same were not paid, and that defendant did not give due notice thereof to said indorsee, Grace H. Squires,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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